On God

Does God exist? Or is it simply faith that convinces people of God's existence?

What form does he have? Or is it She?

For time out of mind people have been pondering over such questions. Consequently, myriads of religions, dogmas, creeds and philosophy have come into being. I have had exposure to a few of them, but have found some of them too tedious to follow and some beyond my comprehension.

I was, however, deeply affected by this simple, 'dummies' guide to prove existence of God. Although I have shown the temerity to call it dummies' guide, in actual fact my friend says it contains a kernel of an eastern philosophy that is not to be slighted.

Where was I before I came to my mother's womb? Science says I existed separately in my mother and father. The conjugation of their sperm and ova resulted in foetus in my mother's womb. But for the formation of the seed inside them food was important. I was then in the food partaken by my parents. That food had existence on earth before being eaten. Before I was food ready to be served on table, I was nurtured as a seed by the soil and water. And even before that I was perhaps being carried by the wind, held by the sky. I have, therefore, portions of earth, water, air and sky. But nothing simply pops in the sky and comes to being. So perhaps before anything I was with God or in his imagination...

Science says the universe came into existence after the big bang. Before this there was no time or space - just a round mass suspended in nothingness. But how did that round mass come into being and what is nothingness? Nothing can come out of nothing. The Hindus believe that in the beginning there was an egg that was the creation of the Supreme Creator. Thus it was called the Brahmanda. That sounds more plausible to me. Because without the creator there can be no creation.

The cynics might say if God created us, who created God? God is supreme, beyond everything that our mere senses or consciousness can understand. Think of the things you create. Your creation can never fathom or appreciate your being...